Genesis 21:11
Abraham was very troubled about what was being said about his son,
Genesis 17:18
So Abraham responded to God, "If only Ishmael would live in constant awareness that you're always with him!"
Hebrews 12:11
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, for those who have been trained by it, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace.
Genesis 22:1-2
Sometime later, God tested Abraham. He called out to him, "Abraham!" "Here I am!" he answered.
2 Samuel 18:33
Deeply shaken, the king went up to the chamber overlooking the city gate, weeping bitterly and crying out as he went along, "My son Absalom! My son! My son Absalom! I wish I had died instead of you, Absalom my son, my son!"
Matthew 10:37
"The one who loves his father or mother more than me isn't worthy of me, and the one who loves a son or daughter more than me isn't worthy of me.